I use a 20' pontoon with a 60 hp 4-stroke motor and trolling plate. I try to keep my speed between 1.5 and 2 mph. When I first started I used spinning reels with 6 foot rods then switched to some of my spider rigging rods and line counter reels. Last year I used a 14'er, 10'er and a 8'er out each side of the boat.This year I am adding a 18'er. I stagger the depth until I found them then set all rod at that depth. I use Bandit 300. Mistake, Blue Spatter Back, and shad color are my favorite but it's like jigs colors everyone has their go to color. I don't try to push them with extra weights because the lake where I troll was not clear cut before it was flooded so if you have 6-8 poles out and one gets hung if you stop to get it unhung the others sink to the bottom and get hung to. At 5 dollar a crank bait I try not to lose very many. One more thing you need is some good rod holders. The line I use is Power Pro Braid 30lb test 8lb diameter. I started with 10lb mono but was loosing too many baits. Hope this helps you some.